Car-coupling.



H. P. .POPE.

OAR COUPLING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1909.

Patented Dec. 12, 1911-.

INVENTOR 114. 3%;

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HENRY F. POPE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAE 'MALLEABLECASTINGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION; I

CAB-COUPLING.

Specification of Letters Patent, Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Application filed June.4 24, 1909. Serial No. 504,061.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga, State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Car-Coupler, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description, reference being'had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan View partly inhorizontal section, of a coupler embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is aside elevation partly in section. v

In the drawings 2 represents the head of a coupler, 3 is the knuckle.

The parts of the coupler to which my invention relates are as follows:The shank of the coupler is hollow and has at its sides verticalshoulders 11.

14: are bosses on the inner faces of the sides of the shank and 12 arehorizontal bolt holesextending through the bosses and the sides of theshank.

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\Vhen the coupler is attached to the frame of a radial draftgear theframe is abutted against the shoulders 11 and is fixed to the shank bybolts extending through the holes shoulders, said shank havinghorizontal transverse bolt holes 12 and a base hole to receive aprojection of a wearing plate; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY F. POPE.

\Vitnesses:

HARRY E. ORR, ARCHIBALD H. LEWIS.

